Horseshoe.



No. 763,283 'PATBNTED JUNE 21,1904. W. 0. HARMON-' HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR, 3. 1904.

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UNTTED STATES Patented June 21, 1904.

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\VILLIAM O. HARMON, OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALBER"SMITH, OF BOWVIE, MARYLAND.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,283, dated June 21,1904. Application filed March 3, 1904. Serial No. 196,357. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, XVILLIAM O, HARMON, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Marcos, in the county of Hays and State of Texas. haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes; and Idodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains [o to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in horseshoeattachments; and the object of the invention is to produce an overshoefor attachment to an ordinary horseshoe to prevent slipping, andcomprises means whereby an overshoe may be provided with suitable calksand maybe securely fastened to a shoe without the use of nails and soconstructed as to be readily applied to and detached from a shoe.

The invention consists, further, in various details of' construction andin combinations and arrangements of parts,which will be hereinafterfully described and then specifically 2 5 defined in the appendedclaims.

My invention is illustrated in the accom-. panying drawings, which, withthe letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisapplication, and in which 0 Figure 1 is a top plan view of a horseshoewith my overshoe attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thesame. Fig. 3 is a vertical central section through the overshoe. Fig. 4is a detail view of the heels of the shoe,

one being shown in section. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of theovershoe. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6 6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is adetail sectional view through the heel of the overshoe. Fig. 8 is adetail view of a toecalk. Fig. 9 is a detail view'o'f a heel-calk plate.Fig. 10 is a side elevation of aslightlymodified form of the heel of theovershoe.

Fig. 11 is a bottom plan view of the modified form shown in Fig. 10, andFig. 12 is acrosssectional view of the modified form shown in Fig. 10.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a horseshoe, which may be of any desired shape and providedwith a toe-calk A, which is shown 5 only in Fig. 3 ofthe drawings ascomprising a widened portion of the toe projecting from the undersurface thereof.

B designates the overshoe, which has an upwardly and rearwardlyprojecting flanged portion B, which is adapted to engage over the toe ofthe shoe, as shown clearly in Figs.

1 and 3 of the drawings, whereby the toe of the shoe may be securelyheld to the overshoe. The heels of the shoe are adapted to rest betweenthe flanges 0, (shown in Figs. 1 and 2,) and in Figs. 1 to 3 I haveshown a bolt D, which passes through registering apertures in saidflanges C and engages threads formed in the wall of one of saidapertures, whereby 6 5 the bolt may be securely held in place. The beltengages a recess in the rear or heel ends of the shoe, whereby the samemay be securely held to the overshoe.

E designates a plate having integral calks E and E formed thereon, adetail of one of said plates being illustrated in Fig. 9 of thedrawings. It will be observed that the calk E is disposed transverselyof the length of the plate,while the calk F] is longitudinally of 7 5the plate for the purpose of providing means for preventing a forwardand backward or lateral slipping of the shoe. Said plate is recessedover each calk, one of said recesses being shown in Fig. 7 of thedrawings, and the 0 wall of the hole or recess is threaded to receive ascrew F. which is passed through an aperture in the heel ends of theovershoe and its head counter-sunken therein. After the calk-plate isfastened to the overshoe by means 8 5 of the screw, as illustrated inFig. 7, the screw is held securely in place by means of the bolt D. Theupper face of the overshoe intermediatesaid flanges has a recessedportion therein to receive the heel-calk of a horseshoe, as 9 shown inFig. 7 of the drawings.

K designates a toe-calk plate which is made on the arc of a circle andprovided with three apertured lugs, (shown clearly in Fig. 8 of thedrawings,) each aperture in said lugs adapted to receive a screw K, Fig.6 showing a sectional view through the toe-calk and illustrating themanner in which said toe-calk plate is 3 held to the overshoe.Projecting from the upper surface of said toe-call; is a dovetailedportion K which is adapted to engage a recess in the under surface ofthe overshoe, whereby the toe calk may be more securely held to theovershoe.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings I have shown two screws 1) instead of one, asillustrated in Fig. 1, whereby the overshoe may be adjusted to fit shoesof different widths, leaving the heel ends of the overshoe and shoeindependent.

In case of lightening the weight of the overshoe for use on shoes oftrotters, I propose to employ the forms illustrated in Figs. 10 to 12,inclusive, in which I shorten the overshoe and dispense with the rearportions of the heels thereof and pass a bolt N, Fig. 12, through thetwo vertical flanges at the heels of the overshoe and through aregistering hole in the heel-calk. In this form the bottom of theheel-call; of the shoe is flush with the bottom of the overshoe, asshown in Fig. 10 of the drawings, the dotted line in said View showingthe rear end of the overshoe, while in Fig. 11 the parallel linesindicate the flanges through which the bolt passes.

By the provision of a horseshoe embodying the features shown anddescribed it will be observed that a simple and eflicient means isprovided for attachment to an ordinary horseshoe to prevent the sameslipping either sidewise or forward or backward, and by the provision ofthe detachable plates which are fastened to the overshoe the same may beeasily replaced when they become worn out.

While I have shown a particular detailed construction of apparatusillustrating my overshoe for horseshoes, it will be understood that Imay make alterations as to the details of construction, if founddesirable, without in any way departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An overshoe for horseshoes having a flange projecting from its upperface and turning rearward, flanges rising from the overshoe at the heelthereof, a bolt passing through said flanges and adapted to engage theheels of a horseshoe, removable heel-calk plates, screws passing throughsaid overshoe and engaging said plates, said screws being engaged andheld in place by said bolt, as set forth.

2. An overshoe for horseshoes having an upwardly and rearwardlyextending toe-flange adapted to engage over the toe of a horseshoe,parallel flanges at the heel ends of the overshoe, longitudinal plateshaving integral calks thereon, threaded holes leading into said calks,screws countersunken in apertures in said overshoe and engaging saidholes, a bolt passing through said flanges and adapted to engage arecess in the heel of a horseshoe and to bear against the heads of saidscrews, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM O. HARMON.

Witnesses:

FRANKLIN- H. Hone-H, A. L. HoUeH.

